Talk:Satellite dish

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Is any chance to expand the antenna to receive simple TV local programming and at the same time receive satellite programming?

This is not possible unless the local programming is carried on satellite. The terrestrial TV frequencies (VHF and UHF) are totally different to those on satellite (C and Ku band), as are the encoding methods for terrestrial digital and satellite digital. Occasionally, local programming may be transmitted on satellite. In the United Kingdom most if not all regional versions of ITV and BBC television are transmitted in this manner.

Note that in Ireland some people are using very large parabolic dishes (>2m in diameter) to receive terrestrial UHF TV transmissions from Wales. This is quite an extreme measure, when no "off the shelf" aerials are up to the job. The technical details are somewhat different to satellite reception, in that there is a UHF dipole at the focus of the dish rather than an LNB. Also the dish is aimed at a point on the earth's surface :-) Rugxulo 21:56, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Scupture

Any pics of the "creative dish is a 5-7 meter art sculpture at the Bell Telco CO in Toronto near King street and Strachan at Stanley Park" would be appreiciated 68.236.245.209 00:11, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Merge Big ugly dish

Having a separate article for C band satellite dishes seems redundant. A more serious issue is that the big ugly dish article seems to violate NPOV. - Neparis (talk) 01:40, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Strange Lemma and too much POV. Big ugly dish should be carefully merged. -- Wasabi (talk) 02:13, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

I doubt anyone cares, but I vote to keep the BUD article. C-Band dishes and BUDs are seperate entities, C-Band dish describes a type of antenna, BUD describes a complete television reception system and a sort of culture that we had going in the 80s. I'm working to improve the article, making it more informative and ridding it of "neutral point of view" errors. Hopefully it will stand up on its own merit then. Comments are welcome. Darkbackwardz (talk) 06:16, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

I was looking for a C-Band article, and I found the BUD discussion very useful. My search query was C-Band, and I was delighted to find that Wikipedia had dealt with the subject specifically - as in not merged with any other information not directly related to the C-Band culture mentioned by Darkbackwardz. I agree that the BUD article should be a seperate reference and not merged.

One thing that has not been talked about here is the fact that a BUD is not "Just" another C-Band dish it also works on the KU side of life and I feel that makes it a new animal. Any one looking for infomation on a BUD needs to be informed that there is more then just a C-Band. they are 2 diff types of transmitions and 2 diff types of equipment. 71.240.109.165 (talk) 05:39, 12 January 2010 (UTC) Benntheredunthat (1/12/2010)

• Merge to Television receive-only per WP:NOTDICDEF and WP:COMMONNAME - "Big ugly dish" is just slang for a TVRO system and says so in its intro, the whole article describes a TVRO, and TVRO google tests as the prime topic name[1][2]. Pretty slam-dunk. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 21:32, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

• Merge to Television receive-only - "Big ugly dish" means nothing to anyone in Europe, even here in English speaking UK. Bryn Mawr above gives a perfectly logical rationale as for the merge. 82.152.197.146 (talk) 20:23, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Section removed

I removed this since it had little to do with satellite dishes:

In numismatics

Television has had such an impact in today's life, that it has been the main motif for numerous collectors' coins and medals. One of the most recent ones is the Austrian 50 Years of Television commemorative coin minted in March 9, 2005. The obverse of the coin shows a "test pattern", while the reverse shows several milestones in the history of television, including satellite dishes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bjerke (talk • contribs) 06:07, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

where's regular MATV?

Why do I get redirected here?

I don't want an article on satellite anything.

I want an article on normal MATV, with VHF/UHF antenna. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.165.218.238 (talk) 05:43, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Flat satellite "dishes"?

I was surprised to not see these mentioned here at all, nor do I see any articles about them. Here's an article featuring flat satellite "dish" (in Norwegian) for reference. DarkPhoenix (talk) 12:46, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

Most flat satellite "dishes", from what I remember of the technology, are microstrip antennae rather than reflectors. There were some printed Fresnel zone type "flat" reflectors in the late 1980s early 1990s but they seemed to be overtaken by cheap and mass produced stamped reflectors. Jmccormac (talk) 00:12, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

How to choose the best satellite dish

There are many things you need to consider before buying a satellite dish. First, you have to determine if you need a dish for your home or for business purposes. Now here is a list of things you need to ask yourself before making your final decision. Out of all of the television technology in your home, the one most likely to affect your overall quality of life is your satellite dish. This device lets you watch TV from anywhere in the world that has a view of the sky, which makes it a wonderful option for people who live in areas where cable service is spotty or unavailable. However, it’s important to choose the best satellite dish for your needs. Before choosing the best satellite dish, here are things to consider;

1. Determine what you want to watch 2. Satellite Dish 3. Contracts 4. Installation Do-it-yourselfer37 (talk) 09:46, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

120cm dishes for reception from distant satellites which are intended to serve other areas

I would not be using phrase:

Motor-driven dishes come in a variety of sizes, but a dish of at least 120 centimetres (47 in) is required to receive signals from distant satellites which are intended to serve other areas.

1st motor and dish come separately (if it is not Automatic Tracking Satellite Dish)

2nd:

I would just simple point out that enthusiast will prefer biggest sizes.

However dishes above offset 120cm have sharp price increase.

Which is much more felt in purchasing power terms when purchaser is not in 1st world economies.

Most dishes above 120cm are not offset - vertical, there are designed for horizontal position.

Pricing can be different for countries with no freedom for reception from K_u band, and only C band is allowed.

When reception is only allowed from only 1 single government satellite (even K_u band) it can cause every above standard size to be priced higher.

C band specific size of bigger size than 120cm can be still cheap, but it will not be appropriate K_u band reception.

A lot of Serving areas are is designed for 60cm dishes, However closer to equator and geostationary orbit the smaller dish can be required or even in special cases no dish at all.

However a lot of Monoblock LNB are designed for 80cm or 90cm dishes which are still considered standard and whether proof.

However for a lot of people living in multi stories buildings in an apartment or flat there is much more problem with space needed for Big Dish montage than antenna pricing.

And even if they can montage it on the roof of the building pricing for long distance cable cord could be still substantial in pricing.

Especially that for reception from distant satellites which are intended to serve other areas everything that handles signal could be expected to be 1st class, in order to prevent Attenuation of weak signal. And in such case you want very short and high quality cable cord.

Such cord could be shortened by using SAT>IP SatTo ip Sat2ip receivers and Ethernet cable, but then you need supply power to the roof which can be potentially stolen or cause hazard to security of life.

Satellite TV Ban and Foreign TV Ban

I would like some section, or at least Link to internal wiki article, or external article with complete List of countries which infringe their citizens of Freedom of Speech right to Receive TV channels from other countries and especially Satellite TV channels. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.190.185.137 (talk) 22:07, 10 January 2022 (UTC)